André Leon Talley's Life in Photos
01of 20André Leon Talley’s Early LifeDavid Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty ImagesThe only child of Alma and William, a printing-press operator and taxi driver, André Leon Talley grew up in Durham, N.C., under the eyes of his grandmother. A victim of sexual abuse starting at age 9, he escaped in fashion, crossing the railroad tracks to buyVogueandHarper’s Bazaar, he told PEOPLE in 2020.“I would devour them, hanging the pages on the wall — Naomi Sims, Pat Cleveland, the great African-American models....